Re: grammar

[Merry Farrington <merry@mail.wsu.edu>]

I appreciate this point, but have to ask: What is writing well for 
electronic communication?  Are we talking about a truncated form of
communication replete with "sound bites?" Will this electronic speak
emphasize brevity, as broadcast copy does over print? Will people once
again be forced to hurry up in life and make their point (at the drop of a
hat)? 

Merry Farrington
Washington State University
 

On Tue, 5 May 1998, Carolyn Kinslow wrote:

> Nick Carbone wrote,
> >Just how necessary, really, is it to be able to write well at the drop of
> >hat after all?
> 
> I believe that electronic communication requires more people to write well at 
> the drop of a hat than have ever been required to in the past.  
> As dependence on electronic communication increases, the necessity to 
> produce well-written text quickly is bound to increase as well.
> IMHO
> Carolyn Kinslow
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